Re: alfa-digest V9 #66

[George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>]

That's gotta be close. I had an XK-140 MC roadster once and It threw a 
main bearing due to constant cycles of overheating. I rented a 
'cherry-picker' engine hoist and pulled the engine out of the car in my 
apartment parking stall. The metal wheels of the cherry-picker actually 
sank into the asphalt under the weight of the engine! At the time, I 
surmised, after man-handling it around, that the engine surely weighed 
more than 600 pounds. But as to whether its actually as much as 750, I 
cannot say but it wouldn't surprise me. The engine is physically 
immense. It is very tall, the block is cast iron and the heads are 
aluminum. The 14-quart oil sump is also huge and heavy (the Jag engine 
counted upon engine oil to assume some of the cooling duties).

George Graves
'86 GTV-6


On Monday, November 25, 2002, at 09:11  AM, alfa-digest wrote:



> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 23:52:53 -0800
> From: "Steve Schaeffer" <borrani@domain.elided>
> Subject: pontiac vs jag
>
> Speaking of weights, I've heard that the Jag 6-cyl was something like
> 750lbs.  Can anyone verify that?
>
> Steve Schaeffer
> Seattle, WA
> NWARC
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